Caparo at Stratton Motor Co

[Jonny_uk]

None of our avid test pilots been for a drive in this yet then?

Yes of course you can test it sir......can i just take a swipe of your credit card.......

[iluvmercs]

I don't think they'll let you too near it - when I was there on Monday, I noticed a "PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH" sign placed on the driver's seat!

Darren

[gtr-gaz]

Ah, I'm in the market for something "a bit sporty"


How much do they want for it?

[iluvmercs]

£245,000, Gary.
And you can't pick it up until you've had 3 days worth of driving traing - however that does come included in the price - Bargin!

You know you want to

Darren

[Robert060379]

iluvmercs said:

£245,000, Gary.
And you can't pick it up until you've had 3 days worth of driving traing - however that does come included in the price - Bargin!

You know you want to

Darren

I wonder if they'll do a part ex on dads Kia Pride?

[5mudge]

Is the scrappage scheme still running? Might see what deal I can get when I trade in my fiesta.

[WIJ933]

Sorry my learned friends.......but thats bloody awfull!!




....I'd rather keep my Smart car

[iluvmercs]

WIJ933 said:

....I'd rather keep my Smart car

If you'd rather have a Smart car instead of a brightly-coloured 2-seater exotic, can have I Lambo?
Pretty please?

Darren

[markCSC]

I had a sit in one, very snug but lots of leg room.
It would be bloody terrifying on the road though with 1000BHP per ton!!

[crankedup]

Just can't imagine having that as an road car, nightmare.I mean you simply could'nt enjoy it as it is on our roads. At the same time its way to expensive as an track day car, which is all its good for. I would sooner enjoy an bonkers Caterham on the track.

[gtr-gaz]

To be honest, I wouldn't want one anyway, regardless of the price!

I saw the Top Gear episode last year and it had a lot of teething troubles. I don't fancy having to have a team of mechanics following me around and stopping every 5 miles to fix the damn thing!

As for looks, well, it's pretty ugly, I'll admit but, so is an F1 car to my eye. It's all about performance!

Agree with Crankedup, though. Driving it on the roads would be a nightmare. What must it feel like hitting a pothole, even at 30mph!??

[WIJ933]

iluvmercs said:

WIJ933 said:

....I'd rather keep my Smart car

If you'd rather have a Smart car instead of a brightly-coloured 2-seater exotic, can have I Lambo?
Pretty please?

Darren

Not after your immature 'showing off' in the snow and inevitable bump in the S4 - you can take out the Transit but only with stabilisers on!!!

Neil

[iluvmercs]

WIJ933 said:

iluvmercs said:

WIJ933 said:

....I'd rather keep my Smart car

If you'd rather have a Smart car instead of a brightly-coloured 2-seater exotic, can have I Lambo?
Pretty please?

Darren

Not after your immature 'showing off' in the snow and inevitable bump in the S4 - you can take out the Transit but only with stabilisers on!!!

Neil

I don't know what you mean

I'll be over for the Ford key shortly

Darren

Edited by iluvmercs on Friday 22 January 18:46

[WIJ933]

I was reading between the lines when you posted recently about having a little accident in the S4 over Xmas.

Neil

[iluvmercs]

WIJ933 said:

I was reading between the lines when you posted recently about having a little accident in the S4 over Xmas.

Neil

After nighttime fun in the odd car park over the snowy period, it was ironically down to daft a knee-jerk reaction to avoid a rabbit on an icey road. I wish I had hit the little bugger!

Darren

[WIJ933]

iluvmercs said:

WIJ933 said:

I was reading between the lines when you posted recently about having a little accident in the S4 over Xmas.

Neil

After nighttime fun in the odd car park over the snowy period, it was ironically down to daft a knee-jerk reaction to avoid a rabbit on an icey road. I wish I had hit the little bugger!

Darren

I hope you picked the little sod up and cooked it up!!!

[iluvmercs]

WIJ933 said:

iluvmercs said:

WIJ933 said:

I was reading between the lines when you posted recently about having a little accident in the S4 over Xmas.

Neil

After nighttime fun in the odd car park over the snowy period, it was ironically down to daft a knee-jerk reaction to avoid a rabbit on an icey road. I wish I had hit the little bugger!

Darren

I hope you picked the little sod up and cooked it up!!!

The little git escaped. He was probably watching me from the bushes, laughing, while I picked up a piece of my bumper!

Darren

Edited by iluvmercs on Friday 22 January 19:04

[WIJ933]

iluvmercs said:

WIJ933 said:

iluvmercs said:

WIJ933 said:

I was reading between the lines when you posted recently about having a little accident in the S4 over Xmas.

Neil

After nighttime fun in the odd car park over the snowy period, it was ironically down to daft a knee-jerk reaction to avoid a rabbit on an icey road. I wish I had hit the little bugger!

Darren

I hope you picked the little sod up and cooked it up!!!

The little git escaped. He was probably watching me from the bushes, laughing, while I picked up a piece of my bumper!

Darren

Edited by iluvmercs on Friday 22 January 19:04

That is SO funny, but yunno I will NOT take the piss as I hardly have a glowing record, taking out 2 x £12k bumpers in 12 months!!!

[iluvmercs]

WIJ933 said:

iluvmercs said:

WIJ933 said:

iluvmercs said:

WIJ933 said:

I was reading between the lines when you posted recently about having a little accident in the S4 over Xmas.

Neil

After nighttime fun in the odd car park over the snowy period, it was ironically down to daft a knee-jerk reaction to avoid a rabbit on an icey road. I wish I had hit the little bugger!

Darren

I hope you picked the little sod up and cooked it up!!!

The little git escaped. He was probably watching me from the bushes, laughing, while I picked up a piece of my bumper!

Darren

Edited by iluvmercs on Friday 22 January 19:04

That is SO funny, but yunno I will NOT take the piss as I hardly have a glowing record, taking out 2 x £12k bumpers in 12 months!!!

£12k!
That's expensive for a VW!

My VW's a bit cheaper - should be about £1.5k, all.

Darren

[Robert060379]

iluvmercs said:

WIJ933 said:

iluvmercs said:

WIJ933 said:

iluvmercs said:

WIJ933 said:

I was reading between the lines when you posted recently about having a little accident in the S4 over Xmas.

Neil

After nighttime fun in the odd car park over the snowy period, it was ironically down to daft a knee-jerk reaction to avoid a rabbit on an icey road. I wish I had hit the little bugger!

Darren

I hope you picked the little sod up and cooked it up!!!

The little git escaped. He was probably watching me from the bushes, laughing, while I picked up a piece of my bumper!

Darren

Edited by iluvmercs on Friday 22 January 19:04

That is SO funny, but yunno I will NOT take the piss as I hardly have a glowing record, taking out 2 x £12k bumpers in 12 months!!!

£12k!
That's expensive for a VW!

My VW's a bit cheaper - should be about £1.5k, all.

Darren

One of his furry friends decided to cross the road via the front wheel of my ZXR400 as I took a corner at (Ahem) well within the speed limit. I slid down the road on my arse breaking my tail bone on a catseye and the bike cartwheeled into a used car lot taking out a Saphire Cosworth, Merc' 190E and an Auid A4 before stopping in someones hedge and catching fire. I've owned shot guns since then.